Where does “ته” come from?
ته (Persian) comes from Middle Persian th, from English thai, from Thai ไทย, from Pali deyya, from Hindi देय, from Sanskrit देय॑.
ته (Persian): bottom
Ancestry of “ته”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | th | — |
| 2 | English | thai | — |
| 3 | Thai | ไทย | person; human being; Siamese person; Thai person |
| 4 | Pali | deyya | — |
| 5 | Hindi | देय | given |
| 6 | Sanskrit | देय॑ | — |